6 thoughts on “NOW MORE THAN EVER : HARVEST OF EMPIRE”

I agree whole heartedly Claire, Harvest of Empire is a must. The omission of this narrative from the mainstream dialogue is a travesty. A large swath of the “educated” segment is clueless about the violent campaigns funded and supported by the government and its covert ops in the name of “democracy.”

Thanks for that comment, H3nry J. My own efforts are pretty feeble at this point, pretty much amounting to pointing out the work, efforts, events, and writing of other folks. I figure if that is what circumstances allow right now, it is better than nothing.
But you know – there is something so aggressive about the ignorance of the American people. It’s a willful ignorance, born of power – any peseant from Guatemala or Indonesia or Nigeria is more cosmopolitan, more globally aware than an average educated white American.

When the highest office holder remarked, “They hate us for our freedom,” and was greeted with resounding applause, I realized just how pervasive the ignorance was in this country. But you’re right, it’s an intellectual apathy born of privilege.